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64-year-old Daytona woman didn't hesitate to pull a gun on a suspected
car thief whom she caught running from deputies, WFTV learned on
Wednesday.Investigators said Roderick Willis was a wanted fugitive and was being tracked by a sheriff's helicopter.

The helicopter had a spotlight on him as he ran along the side of Karen Granville's home and into her backyard.

However,
before he could climb the fence, Willis came face-to-face with
Granville, who pointed a gun right at his face and said, "Don't you move
mother f*****, I will shoot you! I will shoot you where you stand!"

For a mother who loves John Wayne and has a concealed weapon's license, that was her moment.

"He
says, 'Please don't shoot me, please don't shoot me.' I says, 'Don't
you move, you're moving.' I said, 'Don't you move.' Then, he put his
hands behind his head. I says, 'You're moving!" Granville described.Granville said she didn't know if Willis had a weapon, so she kept her gun trained on him until deputies arrived.

Deputies said they were after him because he was on the run in a stolen car, speeding up to 90 miles an hour.

Willis stopped on Redwood Street where he ended up staring down the barrel of Granville's .38-caliber revolver.

Granville's son, Kirk Granville, said it was a present he bought her for Christmas.

"Anybody
who comes through this yard, they're going to be in trouble because, I
mean, she's ready for them," said Kirk Granville.Granville said
she's been shooting guns her entire life, but it was previous drug deals
and a murder on her street that motivated her to arm herself to keep
her family safe."They'll shoot you, they'll break in. They'll get
whatever they want, and I says it's not going to happen to me because I
will shoot them," Granville said.Deputies said they caught up with Willis and arrested him.

Investigators said they found $1,700 on him, along with crack-cocaine and marijuana in the stolen rental car.

dirtbiker201

Posted Jan-27-2012 By

absyniancat

@absyniancat LOL Yes we all notice,but your not allowed to tell the truth and site actual statistics and facts. I think that is called PC,in other words lying and hiding facts is the proper thing to do.

jum_runky

Posted Jan-27-2012 By

Megadeth

Luckily she didn't have to shoot him, because there would be people here in this forum complaining "she didn't have to shoot him" or "she should have given him a chance". Or the all knowing "Well, if I was there...".